My first suggestion is to make the graph as they tell you to do, and show it to us; that can at least help you visualize the task.Here is the problem:
"Graph the two parabolas y = x^2 and y = -x^2+2x–5 in the same coordinate plane. Find equations of the two lines simultaneously tangent to both parabolas."
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you! Here is how I started:
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I guess what I am confused about is:
A) are those the correct values for C?
B) I think I have to plug those values back into the derivative of C and then create the equations (maybe in point-slope form)?
Thanks.